Good news for Internet folks! Get ready as the complete web you know is about to revolutionize. The latest and long-awaited version of HTTP took a major step toward becoming a reality on Wednesday – It is been officially finalized and approved. HTTP/2, a new version of the protocol that lets computers download information from the internet, has been formally approved and could speed up the web for everyone. It is based on a protocol made by Google, called SPDY and pronounced “speedy”, which has already been speeding up the internet for numerous users without them knowing it.

SPDY and HTTP/2 both support browsing move faster by streamlining the way that browsers make requests to servers, allowing them to ask for a number of things at once. SPDY is already incorporated into Firefox , Chrome and Internet Explorer. Giant websites including Google itself, along with Facebook and Twitter, use the protocol to speed up connections on well-suited browsers.

HTTP/2 will fetch the technologies that allow the protocol to work to one and all, over time.It will also introduce safer ways of browsing. While the group behind the protocol said that it couldn’t build encryption into the protocol, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox have already said that in order to use it, websites will have to ensure that their sites are properly encrypted anyhow.HTTP was introduced in the 1990s as a way of allowing browsers to request information from the servers that host websites. It has been gradually improved since then, but HTTP/2 introduces possibly the major changes since it was first introduced.Release DateThe adoption speed will determine when you can enjoy the benefits of HTTP/2. Hosting services, search giants such as Google and websites will need to implement HTTP/2 and will do so at different times. The big news is Google have announced their intention to utilize it in Chrome in 2016 – anticipate several others to follow their footprints.

Author : Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed

Designation:Associate BloggerBio:A design oriented person who basically focus on the architectural phase rather than its actual implementation. He is a computer science engineer with expertise in UI framework.